[Bug 890288] [NEW] Update manager could not initialize the package information

[Pulkit Verma]

Public bug reported:

Whenever I run the update manager on my ubuntu 11.10 it just gives the
following msesage:

"Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include
the following error message:

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric-
updates_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file
could not be parsed or opened.'"


Output of the command 'apt-cache policy pkgname':
"E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Update manager could not initialize the package information

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Whenever I run the update manager on my ubuntu 11.10 it just gives the
  following msesage:

  "Could not initialize the package information

  An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
  information.

  Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and
  include the following error message:

  'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
  MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The
  package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'"

  
  Output of the command 'apt-cache policy pkgname':
  "E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en
  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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